DE69129940D1 - MICROWAVE PACKING FOR PREPARING POPCORN - Google Patents

MICROWAVE PACKING FOR PREPARING POPCORN

Info

Publication number: DE69129940D1
Authority: DE; Germany
Prior art keywords: preparing popcorn; microwave; packing; microwave packing; popcorn
Prior art date: 1990-03-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

Application number

DE69129940T

Other languages

German (de)

Inventor

James Watkins

Lawrence Brandberg

Jeffrey Watkins

Denise Hanson

Charles Turpin

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Golden Valley Microwave Foods Inc

Original Assignee

Golden Valley Microwave Foods Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1990-03-22

Filing date

1991-02-26

Publication date

1998-09-10

1990-03-22 Priority claimed from US07/497,190 external-priority patent/US5008024A/en

1991-02-26 Application filed by Golden Valley Microwave Foods Inc filed Critical Golden Valley Microwave Foods Inc

1998-09-10 Application granted granted Critical

1998-09-10 Publication of DE69129940D1 publication Critical patent/DE69129940D1/en

2011-02-27 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D81/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D81/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within the package
- B65D81/3446—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within the package specially adapted to be heated by microwaves
- B65D81/3453—Rigid containers, e.g. trays, bottles, boxes, cups
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2205/00—Venting means
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2581/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D2581/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within
- B65D2581/3401—Cooking or heating method specially adapted to the contents of the package
- B65D2581/3402—Cooking or heating method specially adapted to the contents of the package characterised by the type of product to be heated or cooked
- B65D2581/3421—Cooking pop-corn
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2581/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D2581/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within
- B65D2581/3437—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within specially adapted to be heated by microwaves
- B65D2581/3463—Means for applying microwave reactive material to the package
- B65D2581/3466—Microwave reactive material applied by vacuum, sputter or vapor deposition
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2581/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D2581/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within
- B65D2581/3437—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within specially adapted to be heated by microwaves
- B65D2581/3471—Microwave reactive substances present in the packaging material
- B65D2581/3472—Aluminium or compounds thereof
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2581/00—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents
- B65D2581/34—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within
- B65D2581/3437—Containers, packaging elements, or packages, for contents presenting particular transport or storage problems, or adapted to be used for non-packaging purposes after removal of contents for packaging foodstuffs or other articles intended to be cooked or heated within specially adapted to be heated by microwaves
- B65D2581/3486—Dielectric characteristics of microwave reactive packaging
- B65D2581/3494—Microwave susceptor

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Food Science & Technology (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Package Specialized In Special Use (AREA)
Grain Derivatives (AREA)
Stored Programmes (AREA)
Cookers (AREA)
Packages (AREA)

DE69129940T 1990-03-22 1991-02-26 MICROWAVE PACKING FOR PREPARING POPCORN Expired - Lifetime DE69129940D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US07/497,190 US5008024A (en)	1990-03-22	1990-03-22	Microwave corn popping package
US07/552,798 US5097107A (en)	1990-03-22	1990-07-13	Microwave corn popping package having flexible and expandable cover
PCT/US1991/001337 WO1991015096A1 (en)	1990-03-22	1991-02-26	Microwave corn popping package

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
DE69129940D1 true DE69129940D1 (en)	1998-09-10

Family

ID=27052418

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
DE69129940T Expired - Lifetime DE69129940D1 (en)	1990-03-22	1991-02-26	MICROWAVE PACKING FOR PREPARING POPCORN

Country Status (8)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0534977B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP3305712B2 (en)
AU (1)	AU7460091A (en)
BR (1)	BR9106255A (en)
CA (1)	CA2078323C (en)
DE (1)	DE69129940D1 (en)
ES (1)	ES2119775T3 (en)
WO (1)	WO1991015096A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB8921754D0 (en) *	1989-09-27	1989-11-08	Waddingtons Cartons Ltd	Improvements relating to packaging containers
DK0825956T3 (en) *	1995-05-15	2006-01-30	Golden Valley Microwave Foods	Structure, including an internal closure for use in microwave oven
US6870145B2 (en)	2000-03-10	2005-03-22	Jeffrey T. Watkins	Apparatus and methods of making a microwavable container for food products
DE60037833T2 (en)	1999-03-12	2009-01-22	International Cup Corp.	CONTAINERS FOR COOKING FOOD IN MICROWAVE OVENS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF
CN100401954C (en) *	2002-08-01	2008-07-16	顶益（开曼岛）控股有限公司	Heat-insulating bowl, mold for manufacturing heat-insulating bowl, and manufacturing method of heat-insulating bowl
CN100401955C (en) *	2002-09-28	2008-07-16	顶益（开曼岛）控股有限公司	Heat-insulating bowl, mold for manufacturing heat-insulating bowl, and manufacturing method of heat-insulating bowl
FR2845570B1 (en)	2002-10-09	2005-07-15	Francois Berthault	DEVICE FOR THE PRESENTATION AND COOKING IN PARTICULAR OF MAIZE BEANS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF POP CORN
US6960748B2 (en)	2003-10-09	2005-11-01	Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc.	Collapsible microwave popcorn box
US7807950B2 (en)	2004-06-17	2010-10-05	Watkins Jeffrey T	Microwave susceptor for food packaging
JP6623045B2 (en) *	2015-11-27	2019-12-18	昭和電工パッケージング株式会社	Microwave heating container
US11407577B1 (en)	2021-12-07	2022-08-09	Jeffrey T. Watkins	Microwave popcorn bag

Family Cites Families (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4038425A (en) *	1974-09-25	1977-07-26	The Pillsbury Company	Combined popping and shipping package for popcorn
US4036423A (en) *	1974-10-23	1977-07-19	International Paper Company	Expandable package
US4399159A (en) *	1978-12-20	1983-08-16	Sunset Ltd.	Vertable tray and lid assembly for heating foods
US4233325A (en) *	1979-09-13	1980-11-11	International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.	Ice cream package including compartment for heating syrup
US4453665A (en) *	1982-09-23	1984-06-12	Champion International Corporation	Container for expandable food pouch
US4678882A (en) *	1983-07-05	1987-07-07	James River-Norwalk	Packaging container for microwave popcorn popping
US4586649A (en) *	1984-02-13	1986-05-06	Waldorf Corporation	Food package
US4584202A (en) *	1984-03-29	1986-04-22	Waldorf Corporation	Microwave popcorn package
US4571337A (en) *	1984-05-10	1986-02-18	Hunt-Wesson Foods, Inc.	Container and popcorn ingredient for microwave use
US4959231A (en) *	1988-11-30	1990-09-25	Marquee Foods, Incorporated	Microwave food packaging

1991
- 1991-02-26 DE DE69129940T patent/DE69129940D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-02-26 JP JP50608191A patent/JP3305712B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-02-26 BR BR919106255A patent/BR9106255A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1991-02-26 AU AU74600/91A patent/AU7460091A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1991-02-26 ES ES91905993T patent/ES2119775T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-02-26 WO PCT/US1991/001337 patent/WO1991015096A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1991-02-26 CA CA002078323A patent/CA2078323C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-02-26 EP EP91905993A patent/EP0534977B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0534977A1 (en)	1993-04-07
JP3305712B2 (en)	2002-07-24
CA2078323C (en)	2000-05-02
EP0534977B1 (en)	1998-08-05
CA2078323A1 (en)	1991-09-23
HK1012829A1 (en)	1999-08-06
EP0534977A4 (en)	1994-04-06
BR9106255A (en)	1992-12-01
AU7460091A (en)	1991-10-21
JPH05508370A (en)	1993-11-25
ES2119775T3 (en)	1998-10-16
WO1991015096A1 (en)	1991-10-03

Publication	Publication Date	Title
DE3786992D1 (en)	1993-09-16	PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR MICROWAVE COOKING.
DE68921379D1 (en)	1995-04-06	Packaging process.
DE3850754D1 (en)	1994-08-25	Microwave cook packaging.
DE3884444D1 (en)	1993-11-04	FIBROUS, MICROWAVE SENSITIVE PACKING MATERIAL.
RO91102A (en)	1987-03-30	THE CUISINE FOR A SINGLE ARTICLES
DK0392622T3 (en)	1993-02-08	packing machine
FI832928L (en)	1984-02-17	CONTINUOUS COOKING PACKAGING
DK0406613T3 (en)	1995-07-10	Food product packing
DE3881745D1 (en)	1993-07-22	MICROWAVE SENSITIVE PACKING MATERIAL.
DE68925956D1 (en)	1996-04-18	packing material
DE69129940D1 (en)	1998-09-10	MICROWAVE PACKING FOR PREPARING POPCORN
ATE93122T1 (en)	1993-09-15	DRIED MEAT PRODUCT.
FI896160A7 (en)	1990-06-24	Packaged product
DE69005103D1 (en)	1994-01-20	PACKING MATERIAL.
FI904590A7 (en)	1991-04-04	Food packaging
KR910009061U (en)	1991-06-28	Bag for packing goods
DE69221219D1 (en)	1997-09-04	Microwave synthesizer
KR950018541U (en)	1995-07-22	Microwave Packaging Machine
KR900018658U (en)	1990-11-05	Chopstick continuous packing machine
KR920012018U (en)	1992-07-25	Packing container
DK235489A (en)	1990-11-13	MICROWAVE PACKAGING STERILIZER
KR920007548U (en)	1992-05-19	High frequency heating container
KR920019938U (en)	1992-11-17	Microwave cooking container set
HU904950D0 (en)	1991-01-28	Process for the packing of popcorn
ATE98189T1 (en)	1993-12-15	PACKING MATERIAL.

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1999-02-25	8332	No legal effect for de